The Duchess of Sussex will no longer make a red carpet appearance at a museum gala this weekend due to ongoing unrest in Los Angeles.
Meghan was scheduled to attend the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles’ Night of Wonder event, where she was to be honoured for her work championing women and underserved communities.
But the gala has now been postponed.
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The Duchess of Sussex was due to appear at a museum gala in LA on Saturday night but the event has now been postponed. (Getty Images for Children’s Hosp)
Meghan’s appearance was also due to coincide with the royal family’s biggest event of the year, Trooping the Colour.
On Saturday King Charles and Queen Camilla will appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children in celebration of the sovereign’s official birthday.
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Prince Harry and Meghan were included in Trooping the Colour just twice during their time as senior working royals, in 2018 and in 2019.
They returned to the event in 2022, which also marked the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, but were not included in the public celebrations.
The royal family will appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour on Saturday. (PA Images via Getty Images)
The royals, lead by the King and Queen, will make their balcony appearance after watching a military spectacle at the nearby Horse Guard’s Parade.
At the same time, the Duchess of Sussex was scheduled to walk the red carpet in Los Angeles and give a speech inside.
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That will now take place at a later date due to protests over immigration raids in downtown LA.
US President Donald Trump is sending another 2000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines to the city to deal with the unrest.
There’s been ongoing unrest in LA for days over immigration raids. (AP)
Protests over federal immigration raids have sprung up in cities across the US in the past few days, with violent clashes taking place in LA.
In a statement, the museum said now was not the time for celebrations.
“As an institution ‘of, for, and with Los Angeles,’ our responsibility during challenging times is clear: to serve as a community resource focused on healing and unity, not celebration,” the museum’s president Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga, said.
“Los Angeles needs us to channel our energy toward supporting our neighbours and demonstrating the values that make our city and county strong.”
Earlier this month, Bettison-Varga said Meghan had been chosen as “a native Angeleno, whose work to advance community wellbeing and expand opportunity – especially for underserved communities – aligns with our equity-focused approach to developing science literacy for the next generation”.
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In January, the duchess was forced to postpone the launch of her Netflix series With Love, Meghan due to devastating wildfires across LA.
The release of the eight-part series was moved to March following a joint decision between the streaming giant and the duchess.
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